Here We Are

One episode per month The Mixed Bags Of Comedy™ take suggestions from Patreon fans for the subjects of a public episode.

In the past we have taken one suggestion for a theme and made a full episode about it… but we are not living in the past!  This month we take multiple suggestions as a jumping-off point for even more tangents.

We talk about porn, The Book of Mormon, burning bridges, the effects of screens, Covid, UBI, alphas, the subconscious, live shows, science communication, and more! 

Thanks to all our Patron members for not just filling our purses, but our mailbags as well.  Beyond paying for the show, it’s incredibly fulfilling to build a sense of community and have listeners contribute to shaping what we do! 

The Battling The Gradually Declining Into Disorder Boys of Comedy™ have their first episode discussing psychedelics.

Psychedelics are sometimes referred to as nonspecific amplifiers because of the random ways certain parts of the psyche are experienced.  This conversation is no different as this topic leads to lots of unexpected conversations.

We talk about mushrooms, ketamine, and DMT, but maybe more importantly about how life itself is just as often as bizarre as the most intense hallucinations.  Tripping and traveling have a lot in common.  The Amish have a trip every time they come to town.  Technology gets trippier by the day.

You don’t have to buy a ticket to take this ride.  You can watch/listen to every episode for free.  But remember, showing The BTGDIDBC™ some love in the rating of your favorite app or comments on YouTube is the surest way to decrease the degree of randomness within a system and survive longer in the war against entropy.

The Adult Men of Comedy™ continue the conversation of development across lifespans by discussing becoming an adult not just in humans but other species as well.

For humans in modern societies, turning 18 is a strange and abrupt change.  One day you are a dependent with limited freedoms and rights, the next day you are legally considered an adult who can vote, gamble, watch porn, move away from your parents, have sex, smoke cigarettes, join the military, get credit cards, get married, and depending on where you live maybe even smoke weed or drink alcohol.

Ramin and Shane imagine a parallel universe where you choose one new right to unlock each year.  What order would you choose?  What order would you recommend for others?

The Reluctant Astronauts Of Comedy™ celebrate Ramin’s birthday!  

This is the first podcast we recorded with no plan in mind, so we decided to keep things light by talking about uploading our consciousness into computers and life after death.

Is space exploration all it’s cracked up to be?  Should we celebrate billionaires achieving space travel, or would that money be better spent on helping the planet we live on?  What would be your ideal amount of time to spend in space?

Listen to The RAC™ each week as we expand our exploration of both inner and outer space.

The Coming of Age Boys Of Comedy™ celebrate their Sweet 16th episode.

Our Mind Under Matter baby is growing up so fast!

To celebrate, we talk about juvenile development across the animal kingdom.  Difficulty self-regulating, rebellion, awkward courtship, risk-taking, and popularity contests… sound familiar?  What can humans learn about our own teen years from looking across species?

The COABOC™ share stories of their own from that period of time and reflect on the way 

older adults tend to be judgmental about that stage of development.  Sex Ed was a bust when Shane and Ramin were in high school, so we drop some evolutionary principles about courtship and mating that should be taught in school.